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skylacine's review
3.0
Too predictable and simplistic for its own good.
This is basically every "child character saves the maligned wild animal from poachers" story you have ever read. It checks all the boxes and does practically nothing subversive until the end.
The story and characters are also ridiculously black and white, which fails to highlight the nuance of situations like this. While I do obviously side with the pro-wolf stance here, this book doesn't feel like it'll change any anti-wolf people's minds because it just depicts such people as cartoon-y over-the-top villains.
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/02/book-review-wolf-by-geoffrey-malone.html
This is basically every "child character saves the maligned wild animal from poachers" story you have ever read. It checks all the boxes and does practically nothing subversive until the end.
The story and characters are also ridiculously black and white, which fails to highlight the nuance of situations like this. While I do obviously side with the pro-wolf stance here, this book doesn't feel like it'll change any anti-wolf people's minds because it just depicts such people as cartoon-y over-the-top villains.
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/02/book-review-wolf-by-geoffrey-malone.html
doglady_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
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